# Stopwatch

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First, make sure you've installed the stopwatch component from the Adalo Marketplace, then click the plus button in the left panel, find the stopwatch component and drag it on to a screen in your app.

You can adjust the following in the left panel:

* Time Color
* Time Font Size
* Icon Size
* Show Miliseconds?
* Start Button
  * Icon
  * Color
  * Additional Actions
    * The start button will always start the time (no need to add actions for that), but you can specify additional actions to run when the play button is pressed.
* Pause Button
  * Icon
  * Color
  * Additional Actions
* Reset Button
  * Icon
  * Color
  * Additional Actions
* Lap Button
  * The lap button can be enabled or disabled
  * Icon
  * Color
  * Lap Prefix Text
  * Lap Text Color
  * Lap Text Size
  * Additional Actions
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## Help

If you need additional help with this article, you can always ask in our [community forum](https://forum.adalo.com/)! Be sure to paste the link to this article in your post as well!


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